Rake attachment for mowers.



G. H. DOVE. BAKE ATTACHMENT PoR MOWERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNBIO, 1912. 1 077,262. Patented N0v.4,1913. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A/ BY col-UMBIA PILANOGRAPH C0.,WASH|NUTON. D. c.

C. H. DOVE, BAKE ATTAGHMENT POR MOWERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1912.

Patented Nov.4, 1913.

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' 0&6 ff d CLADE H. DOVE, or LYNN, NEBRASKA.

RAKE ATTACHMENT FOR MOWERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .Tune 10, 1912. Serial No. 702,860.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CLAUDE H. Dovn, residing at Lynn, in the county of Morrill and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Rake Attachment for Mowers, of which the following is a specific-ation.k

This invention is in the nature of an improved raking attachment especially designed for being attached to any of the well known types of in such a manner, whereby, after one round is mowed, the attachment can be set to a raking position to gather the first mowed round, and afterward, successively gather the other mowed rounds.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved inexpensivelyr made, easily manipulated hand dumped raking attachment for mowers, and the same consists in the peculiar construction and novel arrangement of parts hereinafter fully explained, specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a perspective view of my invention, so much of a mowing machine being shown necessary to illustrate the practical application of my raking attachment.v Fig. 2, is a longitudinal section of the raking attachment, the rake teeth being shown at the elevated position in dotted lines. Fig. 3, is a plan view thereof. Fig. 4l, is a diagrammatic top plan view vshowing the relative positions of the mower and the raking attachmentV in turning corners. Fig. 5, is a detail inverted perspective showing the central bell crank lever and the latch operating rods which are connected thereto. Fig. 6, is a detail perspective view of the rake head pivot.

In the practical arrangement, my attachment comprises an angle bar 1, that forms the rake head, since the rake teeth 2 are attached thereto in any well-known manner. Bar 1 is hingedly mounted at 30 to swing in the vertical plane, on the rear ends of side bars 3 3, the forward ends of 'which are joined to the outer extremities of a pair of parallel cross bars 4--l, that form a guide and support for the draft members presently again referred to.

5 designates the main axle supporting member which also supports the pivot arms 3 before referred to. Member 5V is projected at one end and bolts to the supporting box 6, the extension 7 of which forms the bearmowing machines, and:

ing for one of the wheels 60, while at the other end its extension comprises braces 8 which bolt to the bearing box 9, in which moves the axle 10 of the wheel S0.' Axles 7 and V10 are normally held `in their boxes 6 and 9, so as to allow' the wheels to be moved. as caster wheels,

but one of--the wheels, by`adjustments tov be described, is held from turning in its supporting bearing when the machine is moving forwardly.

12 designates a segment which is clamped onto the end of the member 10, and is formed with a detent 13 by which means, together with its engagement with the latch 14, the axle 10 and wheel SO are held from lateral movement. Latch ift which is spring pressed to its locking position has a semiiiexible extension 1'5 which pivots onto a bell-crank lever 16 in turn pivoted to the framing. 18 is another bell crank lever stepped as shown in Fig. 5, to which is connected rod 19 leading from lever 16, and

pull rod 2O which connects to the opposite ond of said lever.v Rod 20 extends to the foot lever 21 adjacent the drivers seat, by lmeans of which, when it desired to backv the machine, the operatorg'by pushing the foot lever, pulls the latch 'l-t out of the detent'13 and in consequence, the vertical portion of the axle 10 forms a vertical pivot for the crazy wheel 80 at that side to permit backing the ymower and the attachment, it being obvious that so soon as the foot lever is released, the detent 13 and latch 14 can be readily brought into position again to lock the wheel 8O to its former position..

` 2223 designate'brace rods that connect the boxes 6 and 9 with the front frame portion, so that a rigid structure may be maintained.

24 isja stout coil spring, one end of which joins with the front frame portion and the other end with 'the projecting portion ofthe angle bar 1 that forms the rake head, the purpose of said spring connection being to hold the rake head in its swung-up position and also to assist in withdrawing the teeth from the raking position.

25 is a hand lever connected to a lift bar 26 hingedly mounted on one of the cross bars 4 and iixedly connected to the rake head 1, the said lever being disposed close up to the drivers seat on the mower.

27-27 designate draft rods that pivotally engage with the arched member 5 and pass out between the bars i- 4, and cross each Patented Nov. 4:, 1913. 4

other, their Jfront ends being pivotally connected by a yoke 28 to which is lixedly connected a clamp bar 29 which, in turn is clamped to the seat spring by a bolt 30a which also serves to hold the foot lever support.

l/Vhile in this application I do not specifically make any claim to a rake cleaner, yet as it is a necessary adjunct to a rake, I have disclosed a rake cleaner in the drawings. The rake cleaner 31 shown is pivotally mounted at 32 to the rake head 1 and held in a relatively iixed position by a yoke and turn-buckle rod connection 33, so that when the rake head 1 is swung upwardly on its pivot to the dotted line position shown in Fie". 2, the cleaner will also follow, but swinging on its pivot until it reaches the dotted line position, shown, the arc ot movement thereof being less that that of the rake proper, will cause a cleaning away of any adhering material on the rake teeth 2.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawings the complete construcf tion, the advantages and the operation of my invention will be readily apparent. By locking one of the pivot wheels so it coacts with the drag wheel at the other end makes the rake follow directly in the wake of the mower. It should be understood that both wheels G0 and 8O are adapted to swivel in their bearings 6 as caster wheels, the wheel being 'free to swivel at all times, while the wheel 8O is locked from movement when the machine is moving forward.

By the use of my invention much time is saved since a man and team such as usually required to follow upl the mower, is dispensed with. Furthermore, the use of my improvement prevents bleaching as the attachment takes up the hay almost immediately after it is cut, thereby making it especially useful for silos.

TWhat I claim is:

1. A raking attachment for mowers; comprising a sulky trame, said frame including an arched axle, a caster wheel at each end of the axle, a locking device for normally holding one of the caster wheels from swiveling with relation to said arched axle, and means operable from the mowing machine for releasing the said locking device tc permit said wheel to swivel with relation to said arched axle, draft devices for connecting the sulky frame with the mowing machine, and a rake head mounted on the sulky frame.

2. A raking attachment for mowers; comprising a sulky frame, said frame including an arched axle, a caster wheel at each end of the axle, draft devices for detachably connecting the sulky frame with the mowing machine, a rockable rake head. mounted on the sulkv frame, means for holding the rake head down to its raking position, and lever device operable from the mowing machine for dumping the rake.

3. In combination with the mowing machine having a rearwardly extending seat; an attachn'ient comprising a sulky frame, in- ,cluding an arched axle and a caster wheel at each end of the axle, a draft rigging conl,nectiiig said sulky trame with the mowing inachine, a. rockable 'rake head mounted on the sullry frame, means for holding the rake. head down to its raking position, and a lever deviee for dumping the rake, said lever device including an operating lever mounted ion the sulky frame and projecting to a point ,adjacent to the mowino" machines seat. t. In a raking attachment lor mowers, a ,frame comprising a main axle supporting inember, bearing boxes mounted on the ends of said member, caster wheels mounted in said bearing boxes, 'front frame cross bars, side bars connecting said front frame cross bars with said axle supporting member, diagonal brace rods connecting said front trame cross bars with the ends of said axle supporting member, a rake including rake teeth, and an angle bar forming a rake head .for said teeth, means pivotally connecting said angle bar with said side bars, a lever mounted on said front bars and projectable adjacent to the mowing machine, connec tion between said lever and said angle bar by virtue oic which as said lever is moved lforwardly said rake will be lifted, and :means for holding said rake iii its elevated position. CLAUDE Il. DQVE.

1Witnesses:

C. D. HENDERSON, C. C. SGANLON.

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